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In which case you are either A) living on an island, or B) at the bottom of the ocean. I don't know if Yeldon has any trade value or if he ends up being cut in camp.

Join the rest of the country with the economy basically shut down.

A good number of hits on the QB would be late/roughness today

No chance of the Bills stadium going to Toronto. Goodell and some other owners might want that, but it won't happen.

There was an NFL Europe, which has been defunct for a couple of years now. If the NFL's intent is to have an exposition game in Mexico and Germany once a year, maybe it will help add viewers, but maybe not. In those countries, the #1 sport is soccer and it's not even close. I do think there is some room for expansion in the US; I say that because for the past several years, some stadiums could not fill up on Sundays. I think cost (ticket, food, and beer) has a lot to do with it; there is a point where people stop paying and the NFL has to realize this. I'm not saying to go back to the 70's as far as officiating, but you can't manage games with officiating to the point where the games are determined by the officials. That is what is happening now.

Miami purged most of their high cap players this past year. They have the cap space and draft picks to do replace most of the roster. Chris Grier seems to be a competent GM, at the least. Brian Flores seems to be a good coach; he beat NE in a game that NE had to win to get a first round playoff bye, with a depleted roster. Miami seems to be taking the SF 49er route to building a team. Time will tell if they can mimic the same results.

I'm not so sure international is the way to go; I don't see American football catching on in Europe or Mexico. I think the better bet would be to pull back a number of the changes that occurred in the last several years. Quit the over officiating of the game, allow teams to play defense (fewer QB protections), go back to a 16 game schedule, and don't water down the playoffs to start. The NFL doesn't have to expand into other countries that won't embrace the sport, but rather return to what made it great in the first place. Too much tinkering has gone on during Roger Goodell's tenure that I would suspect a lot of fans are tired of.

"Do you have 16 lb balls?" Oh, wait, this isn't the bowling alley.

Good article, I agree with Mark Cuban. These second generation owners are making the NFL an active investment by being greedy, rather than a passive one that will appreciate on its own like it has for years. The NFL has a finite time to live the way it is going now.

Yeah, this little video wasn't funny. Just a bad skit from two kids who are bored. Ahh, the easily amused...I think I would actually prefer Monty Python, and that wasn't funny, at all. Benny Hill on the other hand...

I hope the NFL cancels the international games for no other reason than they suck.

Maybe so, and he should be. You're comparing a vet with a BIG contract vs a second year, still raw prospect. Expectations for Cousins should be high and he wasn't close to meeting them. Diggs, I believe, realized this.

Diggs simply wanted better play from Kirk Cousins, and he was right to call Cousins out. it worked, too. I'm glad (and surprised) we have Diggs and see this as a low risk, high upside transaction.

I don't see that there is a gap, or problem, in the defensive backfield, nor do I think it should be addressed in the draft this year. I do think that RB is a bit thin. They didn't seem to trust Yeldon and Gore saw way too much action, especially toward the end of the season. So I would like to see us draft a compliment to Singletary, in the idea of a Derrick Henry type back. The more options you have on offense gives you a better chance of exposing different opponent defensive vulnerabilities. Now having an OC that realizes this and can make intelligent play calls is a different issue all together...

I think he's a close second to Trent Murphy. At least give Murphy his due.

Assuming Beane drafts Kmet, that would mean we start off with six TEs on the early roster: Kmet, Knox, Sweeney, Kroft, Lee Smith, Croom. I'd like to get rid of at least one since I don't think there is any need for that many TEs. Kroft was just restructured, so cutting him would be cap prohibitive. Croom would be the logical choice since Lee Smith is really a blocking TE. Knox and Sweeney are definite keepers.

The article author: doesn't hate us, seems to believe the team is on the rise, and thinks we have a passionate fan base. The author also mentions that we have a history of heartbreak, which is very true throughout the past as well as present. The article stops well short of predicting Super Bowl appearances in the near future. At the very least, being a Bills fan now is A LOT better than being a Bills fan as recent as just a couple of years ago.

Is he worse than Michael Irvin? A case can be made, but they both are loud and animated in making marginal points.

I would have been at peace had we beat the Texans, but lost in the Divisional round. This team was not ready to go to the Super Bowl, or even AFCC. Some people here are setting unrealistic expectations and need to look under the hood, so to speak.

I understand the basis of your post. My argument is that while they keep the game close, the Bills still lost the close games to the better teams (Balt, NE), regardless as to why. They have to close out the close games against playoff caliber teams, especially in the playoffs where they really should have beat the Texans Maybe this will change with Josh maturing as a QB as well as acquiring Diggs and other offensive talent. Maybe the defensive FAs (and new defensive line coach) they acquired further help stop the run and get to the QB. Hopefully they'll hit on a few guys in the draft who will at least become solid starters, if not stars. One thing is for certain, McD needs to change his conservative approach when he has a lead, particularly on defense. Offensively, Daboll needs to be a much better play caller and not rely on gadgets and being cute to try and outsmart the opposing defense; understand your offensive identity and strengths and use them on a consistent basis.

Thanks, man. Your last sentence nailed it. I think McD has the potential to be a great coach, but until he adjusts some of his philosophies, he will be limited.

I never said the wins don't count. What facts point to the contention that we didn't beat a playoff team, save an early season Tennessee victory?

I disagree to the point that McD becomes very conservative whenever he gets a lead. Yes, Houston was a good team and Watson is a play maker, but to win and advance you have to beat good teams and hold playmakers in check. Bring the game to them, not allow them to dictate the game to us. McD couldn't do that. I just remember seeing a lot of green between the D-line and the secondary. Maybe it happened like you say, but again, I recall seeing a lot of green and no players.

Yes, good point. They did beat Tennessee while Mariotta was QB. I would have liked to have seen a rematch in week 16.

Question: McD and Frazier should have seen this when the defense was lining up. If they did indeed run this prevent style defense throughout the season, McD and Frazier should have seen something was off and called a TO; yet they didn't. Why?